Previously, I've written "The Art of the Meme War: Trolling as a Form of Meditation." I've now returned with this new Ode to Trolls after over a year of bizarre life experiences and philosophical

In “What is Metaphysics?”, Martin Heidegger says that metaphysics is the fundamental occurrence of our Dasein (in simple terms, humans constantly inquire about the world to form mental models about how

As an immigrant growing up in America, often the only Asian kid in the whole school composed of mostly blacks with some whites and latinos, I've always been an extreme outsider. But I've always been intrigued

“Some books cannot be summarized (real literature, poetry); some can be compressed to about 10 pages; the majority to zero pages.” - Nassim Taleb, The Bed of Procrustes We can learn many important lessons

Live every moment of life with the view: "Form is emptiness, emptiness is form.” This must be done fully without a safety net. We are beginninglessly enlightened, so there’s no need to seek self-help

The truth is something that burns, it burns off deadwood and people don’t like having their deadwood burnt off often because they’re 95% deadwood. — Jordan Peterson This year, I don’t have a New Year’s

I have listened to a lot of podcasts this years, over 22 days worth of podcasts. That's about 12 hours per week, basically a part time job. I have these stats from the Podcast Addict app. Here are my top

Yes, you read it right. I'm doing a Thanksgiving fast rather than a Thanksgiving feast. It's the perfect day to fast, to remind yourself that you're still alive. If you already have plenty of things to

4x is probably the genre of games that I enjoy the most. 4x stands for explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate. 4x games, known for their complexity and strategic depth, allow you to build and manage

"Those who think religion is about "belief" don't understand religion, and don't understand belief." -- Nassim Taleb Religion has 3 main components: dharma, culture, and belief. Religion

现代西方人越来越喜欢钻牛角尖了。这是一个西方哲学的基本问题，只是现代科技让这个问题表明的更清楚了。年轻人每分每秒盯着手机，憋在自己脑袋里，失去了观察周围环境的能力。在哲学里，这是偏向理性主义和否定经验主义的表现。东方社会的基础建在儒、道、佛三家思维上。西方社会的基础建在苏格拉底的哲学与基督教上。道家和佛家是经验主义注重经验主义，而儒、苏格拉底、基督教注重理性主义。苏格拉底就是理性主义的奠基者。中文《约翰福音》1:1

The Great Samurai Miyamoto Musashi says that the way of strategy or martial arts is for overcoming men. The first man you must overcome is yourself. Any good soldier, hunter, police officer, or others

This is a prequel to my previous article: The Birth of Entrepreneurship out of the Spirit of Prometheus: Part 1 - Prometheus, the Original Entrepreneur Once upon a time, a king invited a group of blind

Many businesspeople are into Stoicism nowadays, due to the revival by popular authors like Ryan Holiday and Tim Ferriss. Finance in Taoist terminology clearly explains why you should practice Stoicism.

Every once in a while, when I learn too many difficult concepts from a wide range of fields too quickly, I experience a temporary but intense feeling of nihilism. This is one such time. We take for granted

The original hippies were Fascists. Yes, let that sink in. Also, I did not mistitle this article. I must explain the background for my theory before I jump into it.Today, we throw around the term “Fascism”

What do Zen, Taoism, and Nietzschean Existentialism have in common? Belief in the primordial oneness of existence, in the affirmation of life, that not all experiences and pleasures can be rationally

This past weekend was my first Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting. I learn a ton and met many interesting people and plan to attend again next year. Here are some things I plan on doing differently

As I write this, in a few hours, the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting will begin. Yesterday, May 5th, 2017, I went to the CenturyLink Center, which was open to shareholders for shopping.